Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 96.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
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